Barebones 2001
Orienteering in south-eastern BC,
June 29th – July 2nd
This
year we are packing the Canada Day long weekend full with five events in four
days in the bottom right-hand corner of British Columbia. Orienteers and
adventure racers of all experience levels are invited to join us for the sixth
Barebones festival that is guaranteed as always to be an exciting, challenging,
and fun gathering of old and new friends.
Barebones 2001
Festival At A Glance
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This weekend starts with a long yet serene drive
through the Rocky Mountains to Cranbrook; a nice drive that will be well
rewarded. The orienteering begins on Friday evening at Wasa Lake with The
Setup, part one of the two-part Barebones Chase. A short fast race with
expected winning times of thirty minutes. After the race we drive to the group
accommodation and event center at the College of the Rockies in the city of
Cranbrook where both indoor accommodation (with beds and showers!) and limited
camping are available. All of Saturday and Sunday’s events are at the event
center.
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Saturday morning is The Chase, part two of
the Barebones Chase. Start times are calculated so that the first one across
the finish line is the winner of the two-event total-time Barebones Chase. In
the early afternoon, following a brief intermission for food and rest, is the Inter-Club
Relay for teams of four. Saturday night is devoted to socializing at the
Barebones Feast.
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Sunday is the Enduro adventure race. We’ll
start early in the morning and finish by mid afternoon. The course is designed
to be fun and to challenge your versatility with a wide variety of navigational
tools including orienteering maps, topo maps, sketch maps, and air photos.
Visiting control sites is optional, but you score points for each control you
do visit. Sunday night we’ll join in Cranbook’s Canada Day celebrations, which
are conveniently held at the event center. Fireworks, music, games,
entertainment, and hundreds of fun-seekers.
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Monday morning we hop in the cars again and drive
back to Wasa Lake for the Classic point-to-point orienteering race. An
early start time and exceptionally quick awards so everyone can have a splash
in the lake or stop at a hot springs and be on the road to make it home before
sunset.
Beginners Welcome
If you're curious about orienteering or if you
want a chance to test and improve your navigation skills then the Barebones
Festival is just the thing for you. Take part in as many events as you wish.
Each event will have courses to challenge all levels from beginners to
advanced, and the emphasis is Olympically not on the winning but on the taking
part. Lots of events, lots of friendly ‘”experts” to help you out, tons of
magnificent scenery - the Barebones weekend is the ideal way to develop your
navigation talent, test your fitness, explore the beautiful East Kootenays,
meet new people, and thoroughly enjoy yourself.
Junior Training Camp,
July 2nd – 5th
The Western Junior Training Camp for ages 10-18
will be held in Cranbrook in the week following Barebones. Like Barebones it
will be based at the College of the Rockies and will use the same maps. For
more information contact Kitty Jones: (403) 282-5235, kittyjones@home.com
Setup - Chase – Inter-club Relay – Enduro – Classic O
Cranbrook attractions: majestic scenery
everywhere you look, Canada Day party, fireworks galore, swimming lakes and hot
pools close by, water slide, hiking, biking, railway museum, historic Fort
Steele, golf, fishing, etcetera.
Friday June 29th, 7pm The Setup Alkali Lake (south), Wasa
Part one of the Barebones Chase event. Your finish
time in this event determines your start time in tomorrow’s Chase.
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Officials |
Course Planner: Adrian Zissos. Timing: Richard
Obreiter |
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Map |
Alkali Lake (southern half) 1:15,000 5m contours
(Updated and OCADed 1999) |
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Sign
in |
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm |
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Start
time |
7:00 – 7:30 pm, times assigned at start line. 30
second (or less) start interval. |
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Maximum
Time |
Competitors will be allowed ninety minutes to
complete their course. |
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Courses
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Course 1: 2.5km, novice; Course 2: 3.0km,
intermediate; Course 3: 3.0km, advanced; Course 4: 3.5km, advanced |
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Directions
to Site |
From BC Hwy 93/95, take
the northern (of two) entrances to the town of Wasa Lake. Go east through town and turn left on Wolf
Creek Rd. After 0.8 km you'll cross a
cattle guard (Texas gate). 5.5km
after that first cattle guard turn left on Wasa-Sheep Creek Road (a narrow
forest road). Follow Wasa-Sheep Creek
Road 4.5 km and look for signs to parking.
Park carefully as indicated, to minimize our terrain impact. Travel along Wasa-Sheep Creek Road will be
slow; allow ten to fifteen minutes. |
Saturday June 30th, 10am The Chase Sylvan Lake, Cranbrook
Part
two of the Barebones Chase. Short courses, lots of controls, and all the
excitement of a chasing start.
Officials
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Course Planner: James Baker. Timing: Richard Obreiter. |
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Map |
Sylvan Lake
1:15,000 5m contours (Updated and OCADed 1999) |
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Start
times |
9:00 – 10:00 am, times assigned based on Setup
results. Mass start at 10:00 am of people who don’t have a Setup time. |
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Maximum
Time |
Competitors will be allowed one and a half hours
to complete their course. |
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Courses
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Course 1: 2.5km, novice; Course 2: 3.0km,
intermediate; Course 3: 3.0km, advanced; Course 4: 3.5km, advanced |
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Directions
to Start |
A long walk from the event
center. We may arrange busing. Finish is close to the Event Center. |
Saturday June 30th, 2pm Inter-club Relay Sylvan
Lake, Cranbrook
Practice your APOC
relay strategy. Vie for the Barebones inter-club championship. Following the
event, gorge at the Barebones banquet.
Officials
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Course Planner: James Baker. Timing: Richard Obreiter. |
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Map |
Sylvan Lake
1:15,000 5m contours (Updated and OCADed 1999) |
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Start
time |
Mass start of first leg runners at 2pm |
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Teams
& Categories |
Four people to a team. Each person gets one point for all of the
following: Gender, Age: less than 15, less than 20; over 35; over 60. So a 12 year old female gets 3 points – one for
under 15, another for under 20, one for gender. Categories: Open teams (no point restrictions);
4-point teams (4 or more points total); 8-point teams (8 or more points). |
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Maximum
Time |
Teams will be allowed three hours to complete
their course. |
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Courses
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Leg 1: 3km, intermediate; Leg 2: 2km, novice;
Leg 3: 4km, intermediate/advanced; Leg 4: 5km, advanced. Forking will be
used. For the 8-point teams, Legs 3 & 4 will be shorter but at the same
level of technical difficulty. |
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Directions
to Start |
A short walk from the
event center |
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Banquet |
7:00 pm at the College cafeteria |
Sunday July 1st, 8am Enduro – Adventure Race Cranbrook Community Forest
A unique challenge
to test your navigation skills and fitness in a variety of circumstances.
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Officials |
Course Planner: Adrian Zissos & Richard
Obreiter |
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Map |
Various maps and air
photos will be used throughout the race. Only those provided by the
organizers are legit. |
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Start
time |
Mass start at 8am at the Event Center. |
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Maximum
Time |
We expect most people will hike the course, and
have designed it so that a fast-ish hiker will complete in 6-7 hours. We
expect the winners will be done within four hours. The time limit is nine
hours to complete the course. |
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Courses |
One course with several orienteering controls to
visit, each worth one point. Visit only the controls you want to. At the end
of the race, the competitor with the most points will win, with ties going to
the fastest. |
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Equipment |
Normal orienteering/hiking
equipment. Bring your own water. |
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Categories |
Individual: Open (M/F) and
Venerable persons (M/F). Teams: 2-person open,
mixed, senior; Other categories depend on who enters (for example: family,
groups, etc). Note: Youth (16 &
under) can only enter as part of a team with at least one adult. |
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Directions
to Site |
Start and finish are at
the Event Center |
Monday July 2nd, 10am Classic Orienteering Alkali Lake (north), Wasa
End the weekend with a
run on the scenic Alkali Lake map. The Course Planning Contest winner will
finally be revealed.
Officials
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Course Planner: A secret – maybe it is you?
Timing: Richard Obreiter |
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Map |
Alkali Lake
1:15,000 5m contours (Updated and OCADed 1999) |
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Start times |
10:00 – 11:00 am. Start list available by Sunday
evening. |
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Maximum
Time |
Competitors will be allowed three hours to
complete their courses |
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Courses |
Course 1: novice, 2.5 km ; Course 2:
intermediate, 4.5 km ; Course 3: advanced 4km ; Course 4: advanced, 8.0 km |
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Directions
to Site |
From Hwy 93/95 just north
of Skookumchuck, follow signs to Premier Lake Provincial Park. This will take you to, and east along,
Sheep Creek Rd, and then turn you south on Wasa-Sheep Creek Road, at that
point a wide, well-graded gravel road.
When Wasa-Sheep Creek Road continues straight as a narrow forest road,
and the road to Premier Lake Prov Park turns left up a hill (road sign for
Wasa-Sheep Creek Road, and a sign saying 1 km to Premier Lake Prov Park),
stay on Wasa-Sheep Creek Road and continue another 5.8 km to the parking on
your right (clearing by the lake).
Park carefully as indicated, to minimize our terrain impact. Travel along the narrow forest road
portion of Wasa-Sheep Creek Road will be slow; allow fifteen minutes. |
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Control
Pickup |
For those who can spare the time, we’d really
appreciate help with picking up controls – please see Adrian or Richard. |
Accommodation and Event Center
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The event center and group accommodation is at
Purcell House, the student housing at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook
(www.cotr.bc.ca). Both hostel-style indoor accommodation and limited camping is
available. Purcell House is the site of all Saturday and Sunday’s events,
including Saturday evening’s Barebones Feast and Cranbrook’s Canada Day Party
on Sunday. It is close to Cranbrook’s new recreational center, which has the
nearest swimming pool.
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Indoor accommodation:
Purcell House accommodation is arranged into ‘pods’ – each pod has six
bedrooms, two showers, a kitchen, and a common area. The bedrooms have either a
single or double bed. Cost per room is $15/night plus $10/night for a second
person. Bedding and towels can be rented for $5.25/person for the weekend. For
families, extra bedrooms for the kids can be taken at a cost of
$5.00/child/night. Phone (250) 489-8282 to book your room. Please book early –
space is limited.
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Camping: Available
immediately outside Purcell House, on the College’s football field. We have a
small corner of the field reserved for camping. Space is limited and there are
no picnic tables. Parking is nearby. Showers and toilets are also available
nearby, except on Canada Day (Sunday) when the rest of the field will be in use
for the Canada Day Celebrations (you’ll need to crash your friends’ indoor
room, or head to the Rec. Center for a shower). Cost is about $15/night per
tent, to be paid at the event. Please indicate on the registration form how
many camping spots you require. Space is limited to 50 tents – first come first
served. Very limited RV parking (no services) available in the parking lot –
indicate on registration if you intend to bring an RV and pay at the event.
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The closest public campsite in town is 1km away at
Mount Baker campground. Phone 1-877-501-2288.
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The event center is in the Common Room in Purcell
House. Results and other information will be posted there each day.
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Directions: In Cranbrook, follow the signs to “The
College of the Rockies”. It is at the eastern end of 2nd Street
North.
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Distance from: Calgary 400km, Edmonton 680km,
Spokane 306km, Vancouver 845km.
Child Care
If you require baby-sitting, please send a note
with your registration giving the number and age of the children. We will try
to provide childcare at the event center. $2/child/hour.
Prizes & Awards
At Barebones we don’t have much on offer other
than bragging rights for a year and a quick trip to the podium for the top
finishers in each category. We also have the Barebones Outstanding Performance
Awards (the BOPAs), awarded based on nominations from the participants to
recognize wonderful achievements that perhaps didn’t quite take someone into
the medals.
Rules
Whistles are mandatory (and, as always, can be
purchased at the event). All non-COF or non-USOF members must sign a Release
and Indemnity form at the event site (or become members – and why not? It’s
cheap & it’s easy)
Course
Planning Contest
Visit our website to find out more about the
Barebones 2001 Course Planning Contest. The winning entry will be used in the
Classic, when the winner will pick up the map at the start and realize “hey,
that’s my course – I won!”
APOC 2002 Canada
This year’s Barebones
marks exactly one year till APOC 2002 Canada, an International 6-day event that
includes the Asia Pacific, North American, and Canadian championships. It is
open to all ages and skill levels and nationalities. We’re expecting over a
thousand participants from North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. At
Barebones 2001 we’ll be doing a dry run of many APOC 2002 Canada features
including: electronic punching, Athlete’s Village style accommodation, and the
APOC-format relay. For more information check out www.apoc2002.com. Please consider being
part of hosting this major international event. Contact Jim Webster (jimgw@merak.com) regarding volunteer
opportunities.
Need more information??
By E-mail Richard Obreiter: rpo@merak.com
By phone (403) 295-8741 (h) or 716-4425
(day); Richard Obreiter
By fax (403) 294-4301, Attention:
Richard Obreiter
By mail Barebones 2001 Orienteering
Festival
112
Bermondsey Rise N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3K 1T9
Internet http://gumbi.com/fwoc/barebones2001.htm
Barebones Philosophy: We reckon that quality orienteering
shouldn't need millions of organizers plus a dozen nervous breakdowns.
Barebones 2001 encompasses the idea of quality orienteering with minimum
organizational effort.
Registration
June 1st is the early registration deadline
and on that day there is an Early Bird Draw for a free entry.
June 21st is the registration deadline.
Limited entries (at a higher cost) will be available after this date.
